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SENATE,  Nov.  21,  1861.— Read  and  referred  to  Committee  on 
Foreign  Relations.  November  22,  1864. — Injunction  of  secrecy  re- 
moved and  ordered  to  be  printed. 


MESSAGE  OF  THE  PRESIDENT, 

In  response  fo  a  resolution  of  the  Senate  inquiring  whether  any  State  of  tht 
Lnited  States  has,  dinctly  or  indirectly,  inthuafiid  a.  dr>i!.re  or  vnlling- 
mss  to  make  overtures  for  peace^  Sfc. 


Richmond,  Va  ,  Nov.  21,  1H64. 

To  thjc  Senate  of  the  Confederate  States  : 

In  response  to  your  resolution  of  the  17th  instant,  I  herewith 
tranfimit  a  communication  from  the  Secretary  of  State,  which  conveys 
the  information  requested. 

JEFFERSON  DAVIS. 


COMMUNICATION  FROM  SECRETARY  OF  STATE. 


Department  of  Statk, 
Richmond,  November  18,  18G4. 


To  the  President 


Sfh  :  I  have  the  lienor  to  ackno\^]cclge  receipt  ^.f  the  resolution  of 
the  Senate,  of  the  17th  instant,  referred  to  ino  lor  an  answer  to  the 
inquiry  whether  "any  State  of  the  United  States  has,  through  anj 
of  her  recognized  authorities,  directly  or  indirectly,  expressed  a  will- 
ingness to  go  into  convention  with  the  States  of  this  Confederacy  for 
the  purpose  of  negotiating  a  peace  or  consulting  on  the  best  method 
of  cfffCtiiig  a  cessation  of  hostilities,"  and  respectfully  report,  that 
no  intimation,  direct  or  indirect,  has  been  received  by  this  Govern- 
ment of  a  ■willingness  on  the  part  of  any  State  of  the  United  State* 
to  go  into  convention  with  the  States  of  this  Confederacy  for  the 
purpose  of  negotiating  a  peace,  or  consulting  on  the  best  method  of 
effecting  a  cessation  of  hoi-tilities,  or  for  any  pin  pose  whatever. 
I  am,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

J.  P.  BENJAMIN, 
Secretary  of  State. 


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